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Meeting of the Parliament

Wednesday 22 March 2023 2:00 PM

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Portfolio Questions Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Alasdair Allan S6O-02029 1. To ask the Scottish Government what contact it has had with the UK Government regarding concerns over the potential impact in Scotland of the proposed Illegal Migration Bill. Daniel Johnson S6O-02030 2. To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support it will provide to the third sector across Edinburgh and the Lothians to support refugees from Ukraine in the financial year 2023-24. Brian Whittle S6O-02031 3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the culture minister has had with Historic Environment Scotland regarding the organisation's Waste and Resources Plan, including any potential impact of the Deposit Return Scheme on its operations. Jenni Minto S6O-02032 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the regeneration of cultural assets and venues in communities. Rhoda Grant S6O-02033 5. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to protect the culture of the Highlands and Islands. Bob Doris S6O-02034 6. To ask the Scottish Government how its culture policies can help celebrate Scotland's rich social history. Martin Whitfield S6O-02035 7. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to maintain relationships with Scotland's European neighbours post-Brexit. Paul McLennan S6O-02036 8. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to celebrate and mark St Andrew's Day 2023. Justice and Veterans Liam Kerr S6O-02037 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that there is sufficient police presence throughout the north east. Sarah Boyack S6O-02038 2. To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers there currently are in the Edinburgh divisional area. Evelyn Tweed S6O-02039 3. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that children and young people know how to contact the police and other emergency services correctly. Craig Hoy S6O-02040 4. To ask the Scottish Government what contact the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans has had with the leadership team of Police Scotland since January 2023. Ariane Burgess S6O-02041 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is ensuring that legal aid funding is easily available to tenants in order to defend eviction proceedings. Jim Fairlie S6O-02042 6. To ask the Scottish Government how its proposals for reforming criminal law to address misogyny will challenge misogyny in society. Maggie Chapman S6O-02043 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what its most recent analysis of the provision of legal aid found in relation to geographic area and types of cases covered. Siobhian Brown S6O-02044 8. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis has been carried out of recorded crime in South Ayrshire. followed by First Minister’s Statement: Historical Adoption Practices followed by Scottish Government Debate: Transition to a Wellbeing Economy John Swinney S6M-08305 That the Parliament recognises Scotland’s international leadership in the transition to a wellbeing economy, by not only growing but transforming the economy to one that serves current and future generations, and delivers a prosperous, socially-just Scotland within safe environmental limits, where everyone can flourish; notes that this remains a defining mission for the Scottish Government, including through its leadership in forming the Wellbeing Economy Governments (WEGo) group and delivery of the National Strategy for Economic Transformation; agrees that the delivery of a wellbeing economy requires a worker- and community-led just transition to a net-zero, nature-positive economy that has equality, human rights and fair work at its heart, enabling Scotland to tackle child poverty, empower communities, build community wealth and create a socially-just society; notes the publication of the Wellbeing Economy Monitor, which tracks broader outcomes beyond GDP on issues such as health, equality, fair work and the environment, and the Wellbeing Economy Toolkit, which supports place-based economic development; commends the work of the Cross-party Group on Wellbeing Economy and partners across Scotland, and recognises that independence would allow Scotland to make greater progress, but, until then, calls for the devolution of energy and additional economic powers to the Scottish Parliament to support Scotland's transition to a wellbeing economy. Liz Smith S6M-08305.2 As an amendment to motion S6M-08305 in the name of John Swinney (Transition to a Wellbeing Economy), leave out from the first “recognises” to end and insert “believes that the pursuit of economic growth and widening the tax base is an immediate priority for Scotland, and further believes that these priorities are essential to underpin the delivery of a wellbeing economy.” Daniel Johnson S6M-08305.1 As an amendment to motion S6M-08305 in the name of John Swinney (Transition to a Wellbeing Economy), leave out from “international leadership” to end and insert “potential to be an international leader in the transition to a wellbeing economy, like the Labour administration in New Zealand; agrees that the delivery of a wellbeing economy requires a worker- and community-led just transition to a net-zero, nature-positive economy that has equality, human rights and fair work at its heart, enabling Scotland to tackle child poverty, empower communities, build community wealth and create a socially-just society; commends the work of the Cross-party Group on Wellbeing Economy and partners across Scotland; notes the publication of the Wellbeing Economy Monitor, which tracks broader outcomes beyond GDP on issues such as health, equality, fair work and the environment, and the Wellbeing Economy Toolkit, which supports place-based economic development; believes that the Scottish Government should be doing more to deliver environmental sustainability, including through the delivery of rapid insulation programmes, which would help people improve the energy efficiency of homes and lower energy bills, and notes that sustainable economic growth will be required to successfully deliver a wellbeing economy and a just transition, including by using the extensive powers available to the Scottish Government to create jobs, upskill workers, grow Scottish businesses and channel more investment into high-growth, innovative firms of the future, ensuring that everyone in Scotland benefits from Scotland’s prosperity.” followed by Decision Time followed by Members' Business — S6M-07482 Jenni Minto: 100 Years of the BBC in Scotland That the Parliament celebrates 100 years of public service broadcasting with the centenary of the BBC in Scotland in 2023; recognises what it sees as the vital contribution of the BBC to the creative economy of the nation; understands that, from the first live radio transmission in Glasgow on the evening of 6 March 1923, the BBC in Scotland has grown from its early days in radio to include the provision of extensive educational resources, Gaelic language content, current affairs, comedy, music and entertainment, reflecting the breadth and depth of Scotland’s culture on TV, radio and online; further understands that the BBC in Scotland directly employs over 1,200 people across 14 bases from Shetland to Dumfries, and supports many more roles via commissions to the independent production sector; notes what it considers the value of the BBC and public service broadcasting in Scotland, and the contribution that it has made, and continues to make, to the Scottish creative sector, and wishes the BBC a successful start to its second century of educating, entertaining and informing the nation.

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